Day: December 22, 2021

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Vehicle Licence Sticker & Driving Licence Card Collection

Applications for Vehicle Licence and Driving Licence renewal made between the 8th of October to 21st of December 2021 either through LTD counters, Post Offices, TransportBN application and Talian Darussalam 123, or applicants who have or yet to receive SMS, can collect the Vehicle Licence sticker or Driving Licence card at service counters.

 

Operating hours for counter service at LTD Headquarters is from 8 to 11:30 in the morning, and from 1:30 to 3 in the afternoon. This is for all types of LTD services. However, Vehicle Licence and Driving Licence renewal as well as printing services are available from 11:30 in the morning to 1:30 in the afternoon. Counter services at the Training and Driving Test Circuit Complex, Kuala Belait, Temburong and Tutong District is from 8 to 11:30 in the morning and from 1:30 to 3 in the afternoon for all types of LTD services.

 

Vehicle Licence sticker and Driving Licence cards can also be collected at Post Office branches namely the Mail Processing Centre, Seri Kompleks, Gadong, Sengkurong, Muara and Tutong. For Seria and Mumong branches, it will begin on the 27th of December according to the stipulated operating hours.

 

On Digital Licence Enforcement, the LTD Enforcement Unit recorded 21 offences under the Road Traffic Act and Regulations, Chapter 68. The offences were discovered during patrols in the Brunei Muara District from the 16th to the 21st of December 2021.

 

 

Source: Radio Television Brunei

 

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Land Transport Department Media Conference

The Vehicle Licence sticker and the Driving Licence card are still valid, and this is also true for digital licences. This was underlined at a media conference by the Land Transport Department, LTD, Ministry of Transport and Infocommunications on the update for Vehicle Licence and Driving Licence renewal.

 

At the media conference, Awang Haji Rozaly bin Haji Saidon, Director of Land Transport explained that Vehicle Licence or Driving Licence renewal can be made at LTD counters and Post Offices that have been identified namely the Mail Processing Centre, Seri Kompleks, Gadong, Sengkurong, Muara, Tutong, Seria and Mumong. Renewal can also be made via the gov.bn portal, TransportBN app or Talian Darussalam 123. He added that the Vehicle Licence sticker can either be displayed at the windshield or be kept in the vehicle. Applicants who wish to renew the Vehicle Licence are no longer required to bring the Vehicle Registration Card or Book during renewal application.

 

 

Source: Radio Television Brunei

 

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Guidelines on Exit and Entry Travel during Early Endemic Phase

The Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office and Second Minister of Finance and Economy shared on the updated guidelines on exit and entry travel during the Early Endemic Phase to countries under the ‘Travel Green List’ category, namely Australia, China, Singapore and the United Kingdom.

 

In light of the COVID-19 situation around the world with the emergence of a new variant or virus strain known as Omicron which is even more contagious which has caused COVID-19 to spread more rapidly, particularly in the United Kingdom, the Steering Committee for COVID-19 has decided that the United Kingdom will not be included in the Travel Green List category for non-essential travel, effective immediately.

 

The updated Travel Green List category constitutes a crucial step in ensuring that the welfare, well-being and stability of the citizens and residents of Brunei Darussalam continue to be safeguarded by way of controlling the risk of COVID-19 infections.

 

Those who have made plans to exit or enter the country for non-essential travel to the United Kingdom are advised to put their respective travel plans on hold. The aforementioned requirements for consideration of exit and entry travel will depend on observations made by the COVID-19 Steering Committee from time to time. Further information and details of the guidelines on exit and entry travel during the Early Endemic Phase can be found on the Prime Minister’s Office website at www.jpm.gov.bn.

 

 

Source: Radio Television Brunei

 

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National Vaccination Programme, 11 Directive Violations Issued With Compound Fines

The Minister of Health also shared on the accomplishments of the National Vaccination Programme for COVID-19 on the 21st of December 2021.

 

The overall rate of the population who have received at least one dose of the vaccine is 94.4 percent; 92.6 percent have received two doses; while 10.7 percent have received 3 doses of the vaccine.

 

Meanwhile, during the movement restrictions carried out from 10 last night until 4 yesterday morning, 11 violations of the directive nationwide was issued with compound fines.

 

 

Source: Radio Television Brunei

 

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8 New Cases, 21 Cases Recovered

 

8 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed yesterday, bringing the total COVID-19 cases to 15,426. Yang Berhormat Dato Seri Setia Doctor Awang Haji Mohd Isham bin Haji Jaafar, Minister of Health stated the matter at a media conference on the latest COVID-19 situation held at Dewan Al ‘Afiah, Ministry of Health. Joining the media conference were Yang Berhormat Pehin Orang Kaya Seri Kerna Dato Seri Setia Doctor Haji Awang Abu Bakar bin Haji Apong, Minister of Home Affairs; and Yang Berhormat Dato Seri Setia Dr Awang Haji Mohd Amin Liew bin Abdullah, Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office and Second Minister of Finance and Economy.

 

Of the total, 7 are local and 1 is an import case. The number of new cases are the result of 2,818 lab tests conducted in the past 24 hours. Therefore, the rate of positive cases is 0.3 percent. Among the cases being treated at the National Isolation Centre, One Category 5 case is being treated at the Intensive Care Unit requiring artificial ventilation assistance. 21 cases have recovered, bringing the total number of recovered cases to 15,171 while 155 cases remain active. Meanwhile, the bed occupancy rate in isolation centres nationwide is 3.8 percent.

 

 

Source: Radio Television Brunei

 

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Philippines: World Bank Approves Additional Funding for More Vaccines

– The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved US$300 million of additional financing for the Philippine’s efforts to scale up national vaccination, strengthen the country’s health systems, and overcome the impact of the pandemic especially on the poor and the most vulnerable.

The Philippines COVID-19 Emergency Response Project – Additional Financing 2 (PCERP-AF2) will cover procurement and delivery of doses to individuals aged 12-17; additional doses, as part of primary vaccination series, for at-risk population sub-groups, including immunocompromised individuals and senior citizens, who were not fully protected with the initial two dose or single dose regimens; and booster doses for health workers and the wider population.

“Fair, broad, and fast access to effective and safe COVID-19 vaccines is vital to save lives and strengthen economic recovery,” said Ndiamé Diop, World Bank Country Director for Brunei, Malaysia, Philippines and Thailand. “This funding operation is critical for the country to safely reopen the economy and resume economic and social development activities, including face-to-face learning, that were disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic.”

Expected to provide approximately 27 million vaccine doses, subject to regulatory approvals and data on safety, this new loan will also finance primary doses for children under 12 in support of the country’s efforts to safely reopen schools.

Diop added that this new lending operation will also help the country’s efforts to address emerging variants like Omicron.

Global vaccine supply market remains supplier-driven with many uncertainties for low- and middle-income countries. Hence, negotiating supply agreements with suppliers ahead of the country’s planned vaccination scale up in 2022 is a step in the right direction, Diop added.

The funding builds on the World Bank’s earlier funding US$100 million approved in April 2020 to help the country meet urgent healthcare needs to address the pandemic and bolster the country’s public health preparedness, and US$500 million approved in March 2021 to finance the initial roll-out of the vaccination program.

World Bank Group Response to COVID-19

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Bank Group has deployed over $157 billion to fight the health, economic, and social impacts of the pandemic, the fastest and largest crisis response in its history. The financing is helping more than 100 countries strengthen pandemic preparedness, protect the poor and jobs, and jump start a climate-friendly recovery. The Bank is also supporting over 50 low- and middle-income countries, more than half of which are in Africa, with the purchase and deployment of COVID-19 vaccines, and is making available $20 billion in financing for this purpose until the end of 2022.

 

Source: World Bank

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